Counsellor profile
Deborah Gallagher, BACP, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom · 10 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, relationships and trauma
Continue with DeborahAt a glance
- Registrations
- BACP, United Kingdom (408209); NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS20-02258)
- Qualifications
- BACP, NCPS
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Deborah supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT approaches
- Psychodynamic work
About Deborah
BACP, NCPS. Ten years' experience. Deborah Gallagher works with people on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression. She also supports clients with addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, career concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Deborah began counselling in 2014 and has worked in voluntary settings supporting people after domestic abuse. She uses an integrative approach and draws on a range of theories and methods to suit what a person needs. Sessions can focus on current difficulties or look into the past depending on the client’s aims.
Her way of working treats the client as the expert in their own life. She listens for strengths and looks for small, practical changes that can make a difference. Conversations are intended to be straightforward and focused on real problems and achievable steps.
Deborah lists client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking among the approaches she uses. She aims to encourage clearer understanding of feelings, patterns and choices so people can make different decisions in daily life.
She has experience with issues linked to family and relationship strain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and abandonment problems, blended family matters, and care-giver stress. She also has experience with needs arising from ageing and long-term illness.
Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online counselling options button.
Approaches used and how online counselling can fit
Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s perspective at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens and reflects to help people clarify what matters to them and to build on their own strengths. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact; it uses practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that repeat over time and how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships. These approaches help with issues such as anxiety, relationship difficulties and responses to trauma.Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. Deborah will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan with the client. This is collaborative: goals, pacing and techniques are decided together and can change as progress is made.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caring duties or travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that better suits someone. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists increasingly use remote sessions to offer continuity of care and flexible scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, plus related problems such as addictions, grief and intimacy issues.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her practice is integrative, drawing on client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking to suit the client and their goals.
How much counselling experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience, having begun work in counselling in 2014 and including voluntary work with people affected by domestic abuse.
Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Checking a registration
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